Improvement in vapor-burners



1 W. BRESLAU.

Vapor-Burner.

No. 209,855 Patented Nov. 12,1878.

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PLPETERS, PHOTO-UTHOGRAPNER. WASHINGTON. D. Q

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WVILLIAM BRESLAU, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHTTO B. F. DANFORTH, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN VAPOR-BURNERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 209,855, dated November12, 1878; application filed June 22, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, W'ILLIAM BRESLAU, of the city of Baltimore and Stateof Maryland, have invented certain Improvements in Vapor-Burners, ofwhich the following is a specification; and I do hereby declare that inthe same is contained a full, clear, and exact description of my saidinvention, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain improvements in that class of burnerswherein the illuminating-fluid is vaporized by the heat of the flamebefore reaching the discharge-orifice and it consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of certainparts of the burner, as' willhereinafter fully appear.

The drawing forming a part hereof is a Seetional view of the improvedburner.

A is the supply-pipe conveying the illuminating-fluid from the reservoirto the burner, andB the generator, or that part of the burner to whichheat is applied to vaporize the fluid. The said generator is providedwith a button, a, screwed into the outer end thereof, and the outersurface of the button, which is rounded, is placed in such position withreference to the tip of the burner as to be heated by the flameprojecting therefrom.

The fluid is conveyed from the supply-pipe A to within a short distanceof the inner surface of the button a by means of a small pipe, b, andthe interior of the generator around the said pipe bis in communicationwith the valvechamber 0 through the medium of a pipe, D. The burnerproper, E, which is of the usual description, is screwed to thevalve-chamber, as shown. I

The valve consists of a pointed wire screwed into the lower part of thevalve-chamber, the point entering a small aperture directly below theburner proper. This burner is provided with the usual fluid-holding cup0, to be used in the preliminary heating of the burner.

After the burner is sufticiently'heated by means of the ignited fluid inthe cup 0 to generate a vapor that will ignite the vaporizing of thefluid takes place in the generator, which continues as long as theburner is in use. The direction of movement of the fluid is indicated byarrows in full lines and that of the vapor by arrows in dotted lines.

In the operation of this burner heat from the generator is communicatedto the entire burner; and in order to increase the heatingsurface of thepipe D, the said pipe is fitted with a rod, d, as shown, and radiationof heat from the said pipe is reduced by means of a jacket, formedpreferably of a piece of pipe, which is represented by F.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and wish tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a vapor-burner, the generator B, havin g the button a and internalpipe 1), adapted to convey fluid within said button, a fluid-supply pipeuniting with the generator, a burner and a vapor-supply pipe, unitingthe generator and burner, all combined substantially as specified.

2. The generator B and valve-chamber C, united by a connectionconsisting of the pipes D and F, the former inclosing the rod d, allsubstantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this Sth day ofJune, in the year of our Lord 1878.

WILLIAM BRESLAU.

Witnesses WM. BONE, THos. H. SHANKS.

